Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-24

T11e 4nmrma1 aud Courier.
 DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITx, 10 GENTS WEEK, 50 GENTS MONTH, $6OV YEAR. THE SAME TERMS By MAIL.
 Saturday, September 24. 1887.
 TaaH COURT RECORD. City Court Criminal Side - Judge
 ThOmpson.
 Breach of the peace-John Coup, contin- ned to September 27; William Wallace Gn- sane), sent to Middletown insane asylum; James Whalen, continued to September "A.
 Resisting oficer-Frank H. Kenney, con tinued to September 24.
 Violation liquor law-Patrick J. Kelly, continued to September 30; Patrick Willis, continued to September 27.
 Neglecting wife-Oliver J. Penney, contin- ued to September 24.
 vagrancy-George w. Doty, ninety days in jail.
 Court Notes.
 Attorney T. J. Fox has been selected as the third man on the committee of arbitration to hear the case of Isaac Ullman, who was recently suspended from the Utopia club. MT. Ullman got out an injunction to prevent the club from expelling, but it was finally decided to settle the matter by arbitration. Ex-Judge Blydenburgh, Alderman Winchen and Attorney Fox are taking the testimony in the case as a committee of arbitration. A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT. A judgment by default for $542 and costs was rendered in the Court of Common Pleas yesterday in the case of Darius Stebbins, Of Cheshire, vs. G. c. Beardsley, of Meriden. The Ansonia Savings bank was given an or der of foreclosure against D. J. Ryan for S679, end the time for redemption fixed at the first Monday in November.
 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
 The Court of Common Pleas yesterday naturalized three aliens. Lloyd Weaver, connected with Congressman French's facto- rv in Seymour, was one. Mr. Weaver was born in England, but has not shown much haste to take hold of American politics, hav- ing been in the United States forty years. Robert H. Boon, of Guilford, served in the United States army during the rebellion, but was not naturalized until yesterday. John Pierson, Swede, was the third one.
 A ISLANDER sUIT
 In the City court at 10 o'clock this morn- ing the case of Patrick Lawlor against Mi chael Ward will be tried before Judge Pick cit. Lawlor accuses Ward of slandering him and places the damages at $500. THE BAR ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS. The Bar association met yesterday and Hilton E. Doolittle was elected president and E P. Arvine vice president. A number ot minor cases were assigned for trial. Yesterday afternoon the case of Frederick D. Grave, the cigar manufacturer, vs- Geo. B. Allen was on trial before Justice John c. Gallagher. The amount of money involved I in the case is $SO. The defense claims that l the goods were bought by A. M. Mcintyre. The plaintiff claims that Mcintyre was mere I ly acting as the agent of Allen. Attorney Charles Kieiner appears for the plaintiff and Attorney Hall, of Wallingford, for the de- fendant.
 SHOULD BE TRIED BY THE COURT. Judge Andrews, who presides at the ses- sions of the civil side of the Superior court, has strong ideas OR the subject of divorce trials and believes they should be conducted under all the safeguards of the high courts of the State It has been the custom fol the Superior court at times to appoint some lawyer as a committee to try divorce cases, and motion was made that Judge Andrews appoint a committee to try one yesterday His honor said no, that he believed all di' vorce cases should be tried by the court. Il was suggested by an attorney that the GUS tom had been to do so and Judge Andrews replied that this was just the reason for his opinion against such proceedings. There are eighteen petitions for divorce to be tried al this term of the court.
 JUSTICE AsHER's DECISION. Justice Harry Asher has rendered deci sion in the case of Dennis Tobin vs. Charles Hyde for the plaintiff to recover $33. 75. THE RIGHTS OF coRoNERs. The right of a coroner to keep from the knowledge of a defendant in a murder case the information acquired at an inquest will be decided by the Supreme court, the ques tion having been reserved by Judge Loomis for settlement by that tribunal. The matter came up through the murder of a man named Murphy, killed by his employer, Thomas D. Daly, last April in Holland county, and 6 mandamus was issued to compel the clerk of the court to answer why he kept the coro- ners report from defendants counsel Daly is indicted for murder in the second degree. State attorneys have held that the coroners' evidence was only for the use of the State.
 JUDGMENT FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
 In the bicycle case of Frank F. Butler vs. Michael Connovan Justice Gallagher yester- day rendered judgment for $55 and costs.
 TO CONTEST WILL.
 An important will case in the Superior court of Windham county has just been com menced being an appeal of part of the heirs of the late Eunice R. Heap of Willimantic from the probate of her will. Among the appellants are John L. and Wm. F. Rich mond, of Meriden. Some of the heirs de- clined to join in the appeal The reasons assigned are undue influence, mental imbe- cility, etc., of the testatrix. The estate in ventories about $30,000.
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